Here’s a one-off chance to live and work in a city that’s famous for its electric vibe, beautiful bay, majestic Golden Gates, funky Fisherman’s Wharf, and eclectic cuisine. What’s more, it’s perfectly placed for you to explore the rest of the golden state of California. Let’s face it, who wouldn’t want this job?

Before you get too excited, though, you’d better check your credentials. Campton Place is part of the world-renowned Taj Hotels, Resorts & Palaces, so they are only going to hire you if you can effortlessly lead a team of 30 staff while maintaining a professional level of service.

You’ll get plenty of support, though. This 110-room hotel is modern, elegant and attracts both sophisticated sightseers and discerning business travellers. As the face of the hotel, therefore, you can bet you and the rest of the front office team will get all the training you need to stay ahead of the competition.

And as the recruitment team say: “The Taj provides its employees space and elbow room for exploring opportunities to emerge as career leaders in a supportive environment.”

So, get your application in…

Why toil away at a boring job when you could be in the events hot-seat at the first three-hotel luxury resort developed by Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts?

The trio comprise the 179-room Al Husn, the 197-room Al Bandar, which has vast meeting facilities, and the family-oriented 262-room Al Waha. Between them, they notch up a spa, 19 restaurant and bars, three swimming pools, an Omani Heritage Village, an open-air amphitheatre seating a mighty 1,000 people, a marina; a dive-centre - and last but not least a full-time turtle ranger who looks after the turtles that lay their eggs on the hotel beaches.

So, no chance of getting bored whether you’re on or off duty.

According to insiders, the job is more likely to go to someone with F&B expertise, but knowledge of market development and product promotion will clinch it. And the best bit is that if you do a good job, the HR team promises your career will go into orbit: “Each year we fill most of the company’s management positions via internal promotions and transfers – and, with more than 50 projects in development around the world, the opportunities are endless.”

What’s to think about? Apply…

There’s one thing that’s better than working for a world-class hotel - and that’s working on the launch of a world-class hotel.

The run-up to the opening of the stylish 191-room Kempinski Nile in March next year could prove to be one of the most impressive challenges you list on your CV. As you can see from the vacancies, there are jobs for almost every talent, but take note that all lucky candidates will have to be flexible, open-minded team players.

If you’re hired, the great thing about working for Kempinski is that your career prospects look good: “Our philosophy is to promote performance and an entrepreneurial spirit, and we are focused on developing talent and empowering our people"”, says management.

The other advantage about this employer is that you’ll get to expand your horizons - among the more exotic locations you could move on to are X’ian in China, Etosha in Namibia and Djibouti in the Middle East.

So, check out the vacancies and get applying…